Ah the Joker!

There has been a lot of people who has played the joker in the batman movies. Each one of those individuals have brought their own special twist to the character. The likes of Mark Hammil, Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, and most recently Heath Ledger. Up until the day that Heath played the joker, Jack Nicholson was the greatest that had portrayed the character. To me still each actor has brought something to the character that the other didn't. Jack Nicholson made the Joker who he is today. But when it comes to the dark side of the Joker and what the Joker's mind really is like, Heath Ledger brought that to us. And his performance was amazing in the Dark Knight. But by what I saw with the interviews after and during portraying that character, it seemed like the task of tapping into the dark side of the Joker was taking a toll on Heath. In the sense that any interview conducted during the production of the movie and after it was done he was so uneasy, and I know that he didn't see himself as being a famous person and wasn't completely keen on interviews and stuff but those interviews were way different than any others. But enough about that and on to the purpose of this post.
There is a website called www.theultimatejoker.com, it is a site dedicated to Heath's portrayal of the Joker and retiring that character, because of his great portrayal. Now I myself think that he was awesome as the joker. But I am kind of on the fence about the whole retirement of the character. Don't get me wrong I am going to show my support on the site, because I enjoyed Health as an actor and enjoy him greatly as the joker. But the only thing that has me on the fence about the whole idea is the fact that if Health Ledger had not died (rest in peace in all due respect), would this petition to retire this character ever come about. And what if it was Jack that had died after Health portrayed this character as good as he did, would there be a petition to retire the character because of Jack Nicholson? That's just my thought on it and everything. But like I said I will show my support on this site, because of Health Ledger as an actor and person. And maybe in a way the character should be retired, because of two reasons: (1) I personally don't think that any one could tap into the dark side and twisted mind of the Joker like Heath did, and (2) being by prof of interviews with Heath you could see what the portrayal of the character had kind of done to him and I don't think that anyone should of to go through that uneasiness that he showed after playing a character.
But don't let me and my opinion per sway yours, check out the site and if you believe in the petition and enjoyed Heath Ledger show you support.